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Patented June 11, 1889.

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'IA N. PEYERSv Phnlo-Lilhognphe UNITED STATES \VILLIAM LE B. HAVVES, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PATENT OEEIcE.

THE STANDARD WVAGON COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

POINT-.BAND FOR VEH|CLE-HU BS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,839, dated June 11, 1889.

Application filed March 6, 1889. $erial No. 302,090. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM LE B. HAWES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Point-Bands for Vehicle- WVheels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in point-bands for vehicle-wheels and it consists in combining with the ordinary iron band an exterior ornamental band made of brass or some other ornamental metal ductile in its texture and stretched or expanded over the iron band.

The details of my invention will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, except in Figure 5, the point-band has been shown as integral with the point-shell-that is, a metal shell embracing the whole front end of the hub outside of the spokes. Properly speaking, a point-band only embraces the smaller end of the hub, usually extending beyond the wide part of the hub, and embracing or encircling the nut by which the wheel is fastened to the axle. The point-shell shown in the drawings is not a part of the invention, which is limited to the point-band. This point-band may be made integral with the shell, as shown, or simply applied to a wooden hub, as shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the shell and point-band with the outer or ornamental band ready to be applied. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the two bands in place, together with an innerlining, locked in position by the outer ornamental band. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a slightly-different form of band from that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side elevation, partly in section, in which the exterior or ornamental band is provided with an inwardly-turned flange. Fig. 6 is a detail section showing a pointband locked in place and an interior liningband. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a wooden hub with the point-band applied.

Like letters of reference indicate identical parts in the different figures.

A is an ordinary iron shell used to cover the outer end of the hub.

B is a point-band,which, as stated, may be used with the shell Aor without it, being applied to the small end of a Wooden hub, as shown in Fig. 5. These point-bands are usually made of iron, and when not a part of a shell are fastened to the hub by nails or screws at their, inner end. They must be made of considerable Weight for the purpose of strength, and if an ornamental metalsuch as brass or silver-is used it makes them too expensive. In order to give them the effect of a brass or silver band, they have sometimes been covered with a thin sheet band of such metal. These thin sheet-metal bands have to be fastened to the iron band, either by the nails which attach the iron band to the hub or by spinning or crimping them over flanges or beads on the iron band, both of which plans are objectionable for a variety of reasons.

My invention consists in making the outer or ornamental band C with its internal diameter smaller than the external diameter of the iron band B, then forcing it over the iron band, preferably by hydraulic pressure. The act of forcing it over the iron band expands it necessarily, but only just sufficient to pass over the outside of the iron band and leaving it hugging or gripping the iron band with great tenacity. Bands put on in this way grip the iron band so tightly that they will never come off, and are almost as if the two bands were annealed, making, as it were, a single solid band, the interior of which is of iron, the exterior of brass or silver, or whatever metal is used. The outer edge of the exterior band is slightly curved, as shown at c, Fig. 2, so as to cover and hide the outer edge of the iron band, thus giving the appearance of a solid band of an ornamental metal.

In Fig. 1 I have shown the band slightly tapering, so that the diameter of the outer .edge of the band B is about the same or slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the inner edge of the band C. When the band C is forced onto the band B, the entire length of the band C is expanded so that it embraces and hugs the band I at every point. There is just sufiicient taper to enable it to be forced on readily.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown the two bands without any taper, but the outer edge of the band B is slightly beveled inwardly, while the inner edge of the band Bis beveled outwardly, so that when pressure is applied the band (J is forced over the edge of the band B and slightly expanded, and thus forced clear home. This outer band applied in this way may also be used to look into position an interior lining-band D.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 6 are shown such lininghand. These lining-bands are spun into the inside of the iron poin t-band, or they may be spun in the proper shape and inserted, with their out-er edge E curved around the outer edge of the iron band. \Vhen the band C is forced ontothe band ll, its outer bent edge e clamps the curved edge E of the lining-band, and thus locks the band I) firmly in place.

II is an internal bead spun in the liningband for ornament.

In liig. 4. I have shown a form of outer band 0, having an interior flange I embracing the outer edge of the iron band B, and used as a lining for the iron band.

I am aware that it is not new to apply an outer ornamental sheet-metal band to an 'iron point-band and curve it around the edge of the iron band in this manner, and do not claim that form of band, except when expanded onto the iron band in the manner described.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1.. A point-band for vehicle-wl1eels, consisting of an iron band provided with an ornamental metal band expanded around it in the manner and for the purpose described.

2. A compound poi nt-band for vehicle-h ubs, consisting of an ornamental metal band expanded around an iron band, with the outer edge curved and locking in place an interior lining-band, substantially as and for the purpose described.

XVILIJIAM LE l}. IIAWES.

Vi tnesses:

ALFRED M. ALLEN, GEORGE IIEIDMAN. 

